While in New York this past week for MAC’s Hello Kitty preview, Origins holiday event and doing social media trainings for work, I was invited by Anthony Valente, co-owner of Xac Anthony Salon and Spa, to get my hair cut. Now being single again, I decided I needed a fresh look and totally welcomed the idea of being pampered by some fabulous men (flash back to Madonna’s Material Girl video.)

I really let my hair go lately because I couldn’t decide what to do with it. So as you can see in the before picture, my hair was really unbalanced. Oh and my hair stylist, Victor Ortega, looks really bad ass here, but let me tell you, he is the sweetest thing ever! I highly recommend him!

The condition of my hair was really porous and dry. I came to Victor with my hair all one length and of course, color treated (a girl needs to hide her grays!) I told Victor that I didn’t want to lose my length but wanted to have something stylish yet low maintenance (because 4 kids=no time.)

The Xac Anthony Salon team started out at the shampoo bowl by washing my hair with Be-Free Shampoo by Unite Eurotherapy which is great for drier, color treated hair. Then they applied Softa Treatment by Unite Eurotherapy to the ends of my hair where the troubled areas were. Victor salvaged a lot of the ends so only minimal trimming was needed by cutting very little off of it. Without compromising the length, Victor brought in movement and texture by cutting long layers throughout. Since I didn’t want too much product in my hair, Victor kept it simple and applied the one product that would do the trick, Lazer Straight by Unite Eurotherapy.

And voila! The ultimate result was a stylish hairstyle with very low maintenance.

Here’s some info about the products Victor used:

Be-Free Shampoo (formerly known as S-Free)- for fine color treated hair. Contains botanisil, it is found in between the skin and inside of a cucumber. Helps lock in color and reduce blow drying . Sulfate free and paraben free.

Softa Treatment- moisturizing conditioner treatment for dry ends. Instead of cutting off the dry ends of my hair they were able to save a few inches by applying a softa treatment to just the ends. Softa treatment is for all types of hair and 100% weightless and for weekly use. It softens and shines and ideal for those who use thermal tools.  Apply on troubled areas for 5-10 minutes for moderate dryness and a maximum of 20 minutes for severe dryness.

Lazer Straight- is light on the hair and helps control frizz and helps retain the body of the style longer. Defeats and controls curls, tangles and frizziness; straightens the most difficult hair and protects it from blow drying and humidity. For best results: blot excess water from hair, rub a small amount between your palms and work evenly through hair, then brush or use a wide tooth comb. Relax and style as you wish. Blow drying will increase the product’s performance.

Many thanks to Anthony, Victor and Xac for a fabulous afternoon at Xac Anthony Salon! If you are in New York, you definitely want to stop by and see them! You won’t regret it!